Against the Wall

Genre: Drama

Based on the true story of the uprising at Attica Prison in 1971. Michael Smith, a new recruit to the prison service, along with several of his colleagues get caught up in a prison riot fueled by bad prison management and a lack of understanding by the guards

🏆 Won 1 Primetime Emmy. 3 wins & 7 nominations total

Genres

Action, Drama, History

Director

John Frankenheimer

Cast

Kyle MacLachlan, Samuel L. Jackson, Clarence Williams III

Released

26 March 1994

Runtime

1h 51m

Certificate

R

IMDb rating

6.7 / 10

Votes

3,380

Rotten Tomatoes

64%

Edition

Base